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Friday, September 03, 2010
Terminal 3 Opens Ahead of Commonwealth Games in New Delhi
Unisys
Corporation announced on 23 August that its Indian subsidiary, acting
as system integrator for Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL),
worked alongside DIAL to successfully commence operations at Terminal 3
at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. Terminal 3 was built to
cater for India's growing aviation industry, and will welcome visitors
for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Terminal
3 is a state of the art integrated passenger terminal featuring world
class facilities. It will provide additional capacity of 34 million
passengers a year to Delhi's IGI Airport. It will cater for increased
air traffic expected for the 2010 Commonwealth Games and thereafter.
The terminal covers 502,000 square metres of space with 92 automated
walkways and 78 aerobridges. The new terminal is among the largest
airport terminal buildings in the world. The total cost of the terminal
is estimated at approximately Rs 12,850 Crores or US$2.7 billion.
During its first week of operation, DIAL Terminal 3 handled approximately 140,000 passengers, 850 international flights and 5,845 metric tons of belly cargo.
"Passenger delight has always been one single goal for us at DIAL, and I strongly believe that we will achieve that with the opening and operation of T3. We have worked very closely with Unisys to implement the best ideas and solutions in the industry," said Prabhakararao Indana, CEO - Airport Development, DIAL.
Sue Carter, Asia Pacific Vice President, Global Commercial Industries, Unisys said, "The eyes of the world will be on Delhi in the lead up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games. We are delighted to have worked with DIAL on Terminal 3 at such an exciting time in the development of India's expanding aviation industry."
DIAL awarded Unisys India two contracts in September 2008: master systems integrator for the entire airport and systems integrator for the Terminal 3 project.
As the master systems integrator, Unisys advised DIAL on the organization processes and roles, and developed the standard operating procedures for the Airport Operations Control Centre. Unisys was responsible for testing the systems against business scenarios to give DIAL the assurance that the integrated systems could support the airport's operational requirements.
In the systems integrator role, Unisys was responsible for reviewing and coordinating the design, installation, commissioning and integration of IT systems delivered by 12 separate companies. These systems cover the full range of IT services required by a modern airport, including terminal-wide managed network, full CCTV coverage with more than 3,000 cameras, complete access control, public address system, flight information displays, check-in and boarding gate systems, and a fully integrated building management system.
To manage the project Unisys drew on the experience garnered from similar projects around the world, including a proven project management methodology which was customized to address the unique needs of DIAL's Terminal 3 project in order to deliver an integrated systems environment.
Unisys is a worldwide information technology company. The company provides a portfolio of IT services, software, and technology to solve critical problems for clients. Unisys helps clients secure their operations, increase the efficiency and utilization of their data centers, enhance support to their end users and constituents, and modernize their enterprise applications. With approximately 24,000 employees, Unisys serves commercial organizations and government agencies throughout the world. For more information, visit www.unisys.com.
Source: Unisys press release on 23 August 2010
During its first week of operation, DIAL Terminal 3 handled approximately 140,000 passengers, 850 international flights and 5,845 metric tons of belly cargo.
"Passenger delight has always been one single goal for us at DIAL, and I strongly believe that we will achieve that with the opening and operation of T3. We have worked very closely with Unisys to implement the best ideas and solutions in the industry," said Prabhakararao Indana, CEO - Airport Development, DIAL.
Sue Carter, Asia Pacific Vice President, Global Commercial Industries, Unisys said, "The eyes of the world will be on Delhi in the lead up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games. We are delighted to have worked with DIAL on Terminal 3 at such an exciting time in the development of India's expanding aviation industry."
DIAL awarded Unisys India two contracts in September 2008: master systems integrator for the entire airport and systems integrator for the Terminal 3 project.
As the master systems integrator, Unisys advised DIAL on the organization processes and roles, and developed the standard operating procedures for the Airport Operations Control Centre. Unisys was responsible for testing the systems against business scenarios to give DIAL the assurance that the integrated systems could support the airport's operational requirements.
In the systems integrator role, Unisys was responsible for reviewing and coordinating the design, installation, commissioning and integration of IT systems delivered by 12 separate companies. These systems cover the full range of IT services required by a modern airport, including terminal-wide managed network, full CCTV coverage with more than 3,000 cameras, complete access control, public address system, flight information displays, check-in and boarding gate systems, and a fully integrated building management system.
To manage the project Unisys drew on the experience garnered from similar projects around the world, including a proven project management methodology which was customized to address the unique needs of DIAL's Terminal 3 project in order to deliver an integrated systems environment.
Unisys is a worldwide information technology company. The company provides a portfolio of IT services, software, and technology to solve critical problems for clients. Unisys helps clients secure their operations, increase the efficiency and utilization of their data centers, enhance support to their end users and constituents, and modernize their enterprise applications. With approximately 24,000 employees, Unisys serves commercial organizations and government agencies throughout the world. For more information, visit www.unisys.com.
Source: Unisys press release on 23 August 2010